Xinjiang, My home: Ethnic cultures passed down from generation to generation

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Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of embroidery

STORY: Xinjiang, My home: An inheritor of embroidery DATELINE: March 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Zulayika Husen knitting the embroidery 2.SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): ZULAYIKA HUSEN, Inheritor of embroidery STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (Kirgiz): ZULAYIKA HUSEN, Inheritor of embroidery "The embroidery is passed down from generation to generation. My name is Zulayika Husen. I'm from Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Prefecture. I'm an autonomous region-level inheritor of embroidery. At first, I got inspiration from flowers, and created embroidery works with flower patterns. Later, I began to create embroidery works with sheep horn patterns. We made this yurt by hand. I turned a small shop into this cooperative. With the support of the township government, I only have to pay half of the rent. As an autonomous region-level inheritor of embroidery, I also receive an annual subsidy of 4,800 yuan (about 750 U.S. dollars). So far, I have more than 100 apprentices. I hope t